WLP249 The Evolving Nature of Employment in Remote Work

<p>Virtual not Distant Ltd brings you a fascinating episode today, <span style="font-weight: 400;">exploring the role of employers in the future of work, and how remote work fits in to this -  with two very different interviews and points of view.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Firstly, on the 8th October we have a webinar about</span> <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable-online-collaboration-tickets-116718240399"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">sustainable asynchronous communications</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, in association with regular podcast guest Richard Mackinnon at Work Life Psych - classic webinar style, you can listen in passively, or join in the chat conversation of course. And on the 27th October, when Pilar will be talking about</span> <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/events/visible-teamwork-how-to-sustainably-support-your-remote-team"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">adopting Visible Teamwork in your team</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">through asynchronous communication - to help you put it all into practice.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">8.06 Erica McMannes, Instant Teams</span></h2> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericamcmannes/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Erica McMannes</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Liz Rodewald put</span> <a href= "https://instantteams.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instant Teams</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">together four years ago, to meet the employment needs of military spouses, for flexible location-independent work opportunities. They knew there were companies who needed the dedication and skills that this underserved cohort could bring to that need, so they created the service specifically to bring these two parties together.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They’re industry-agnostic, building remote teams for any industry, focusing on admin, marketing, and customer success teams. They create long-term employment relatio